Mike Asem

While earning his B.A. at Purdue University, Mike championed The Anvil, which is now the largest student-run coworking space and startup incubator in the world. While at Purdue, Mike was also a Student Fellow for Chicago Ventures, and was the first and only student to be named OnePurdue Scholar for making the largest impact to the Purdue community by a single student. After graduating, Mike led business development at a nanotech startup born out of Purdue. Most recently, Mike served as Director of Collaborative Relationships for the Purdue Foundry, where he supported business development and talent related activities for startups in the Foundry’s portfolio. Aside from his passion for working with startups, Mike can often be found making fruit wine, rooting for Chicago sports, and hunting down great sushi.